1. Murphy – The Sea Battlers. Murphys – you win the prize for most common last name in Ireland, especially in County Cork. This surname, which means “sea battler,” translates to Irish as ...

1. Murphy – The Sea Battlers. Murphys – you win the prize for the most common last name in Ireland, especially in County Cork. This surname, which means “sea battler,” translates to Irish ...

Why Rihanna's Irish surname means she probably has ancestral roots in Midleton, Co Cork. Her father is descended from the Irish who were transported to Barbados after the Cromwellian Conquest.